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Staechelin, Ruedi

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FIDEFIDE 1304070· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1952

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Ruedi Staechelin, a 74-year-old Swiss Candidate Master, is rated 2013. He has fluctuated between 1970 and 2025 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. His peak of 2230 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2002, Swiss #96 at the time).

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 73).

Current rating

2013

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2230

−217 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 50

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,537

#25,537 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Apr 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 73
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 73
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Nov 2024
2023
10th Swiss 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2023
Jul 2023
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1981 → 2023
Jul 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Goran MilosevicIM 2,231
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2 · Apr 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+8
2005 → 2013
Tournaments
17
37 games
Score
20/ 3754.1%
13W14D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#5781992-0.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#6512231+5.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#2732883+12.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#2952425+2.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#6502851+12.2
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 4-5
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#32211+12.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#6732049+2.0
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 3
Team
Jan 20260/1#321106-11.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 3
Team
Dec 20251/1#892653+6.8
NMM 2.Liga 2025-26 round 1
Team
Nov 20251/1#52570+3.8
Worst Elo result: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 (-51.2 Elo, finished #149).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#389
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#18,865
in continent
World
#25,537
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2,577
2
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2,547
3
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2,541
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
389🇨🇭Staechelin, Ruedi2,013
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
18865🇨🇭Staechelin, Ruedi2,013
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
25537🇨🇭Staechelin, Ruedi2,013